Category: Connacht Sport

Unlucky Masters go down swinging

by Anthony Hennigan 23/10/21 2:25pm

A wonderful advertisement for the Gaelic Masters Championship it may well have been, but that was of little consolation to Mayo when they ended up on the wrong side of the scoreboard in Kiltoom, narrowly beaten by a Dublin team...

Filed under: All-Ireland SFC, Mayo, mayo gaa, Mayo newspaper, sport

Motion 19 defeated at Special Congress

by Western People 23/10/21 1:15pm

Digital Desk Staff Motion 19 has been defeated at the GAA’s Special Congress in Croke Park this afternoon. Option B (Motion 19) did pick up 85 votes, with two less against (83), however this makes up 50.6 per cent with...

Filed under: All-Ireland SFC, Mayo, Mayo County Board, sport

Mayo rugby outfit prepare for their All-Ireland challenge

Westport Rugby Club are in round 1 action this weekend against Mallow RFC of Cork in the Energia All-Ireland Junior...

Saturday, 23/10/21 - 10:51am Read More

Proposal debate has deflected from the GAA’s real issues

GAA congress delegates as a breed are generally easy to read. Rarely are decisions made at congress that weren’t expected...

Saturday, 23/10/21 - 9:24am Read More

Reape the rewards: Manager reveals secret of success

Knockmore manager Cormac Reape said preparation was the key to his team taking down Championship giants Carnacon in last weekend’s...

Saturday, 23/10/21 - 8:00am Read More

Championship gets serious this weekend as Moclair race heats up

The Mayo senior football championship enters its knockout phase this weekend as the eight teams left standing in the race...

Saturday, 23/10/21 - 7:43am Read More

Explained: Shake-up or status quo – GAA votes on options to reshape All-Ireland championship

Muireann Duffy The structure of the All-Ireland Senior Football championship has been a growing point of contention in the GAA...

Friday, 22/10/21 - 5:54pm Read More

Mayo GAA decides how to vote at historic Congress

Mayo GAA will not be supporting any of the two proposed changes to the structure of the All-Ireland SFC. Proposal...

Friday, 22/10/21 - 9:35am Read More

Masters Football League to Return

The Mayo Masters Football League is set to return on Wednesday 10th November, with Solar 21 Park being cleared to...

Thursday, 21/10/21 - 1:23pm Read More

Surprise appointment announced for Galway hurling job

Henry Shefflin has been named the new Galway senior hurling manager, with the county board confirming their decision last night....

Thursday, 21/10/21 - 11:09am Read More

Stadium Capacity Restrictions Lifted on Friday

The Government announced this lunchtime that all stadium capacity restrictions are to be lifted from Friday onwards, and Covid passes...

Tuesday, 19/10/21 - 2:12pm Read More

Mayo Woman Wins Dublin Camogie Title

Islandeady native and Mayo Junior captain, Helen O’Malley was a part of St. Jude’s Dublin Senior 1 Camogie Championship final...

Tuesday, 19/10/21 - 1:52pm Read More

Horan denies rumours of a rift with selectors during ‘clear the air’ interview

Mayo GAA manager James Horan has denied rumours of a rift between himself and his selectors James Burke and Ciaran...

Monday, 18/10/21 - 10:54am Read More

Where and when to watch next weekend’s crucial matches

The fixtures for the Mayo Senior, Intermediate and Junior Football Championship Quarter-Finals and Relegation Playoffs have been confirmed for next...

Monday, 18/10/21 - 12:44am Read More